Fickling is a Python pickling decompiler and static analyzer. Fickling versions up to and including 0.1.6 do not treat Python’s runpy module as unsafe. Because of this, a malicious pickle that uses runpy.run_path() or runpy.run_module() is classified as SUSPICIOUS instead of OVERTLY_MALICIOUS. If a user relies on Fickling’s output to decide whether a pickle is safe to deserialize, this misclassification can lead them to execute attacker-controlled code on their system. This affects any workflow or product that uses Fickling as a security gate for pickle deserialization. This issue has been patched in version 0.1.7.
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| Description | Fickling is a Python pickling decompiler and static analyzer. Fickling versions up to and including 0.1.6 do not treat Python’s runpy module as unsafe. Because of this, a malicious pickle that uses runpy.run_path() or runpy.run_module() is classified as SUSPICIOUS instead of OVERTLY_MALICIOUS. If a user relies on Fickling’s output to decide whether a pickle is safe to deserialize, this misclassification can lead them to execute attacker-controlled code on their system. This affects any workflow or product that uses Fickling as a security gate for pickle deserialization. This issue has been patched in version 0.1.7. | |
| Title | Fickling has a bypass via runpy.run_path() and runpy.run_module() | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-184 CWE-502 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: 2026-01-10T01:35:00.797Z
Updated: 2026-01-10T01:35:00.797Z
Reserved: 2026-01-07T21:50:39.533Z
Link: CVE-2026-22606
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-01-10T02:15:49.637
Modified: 2026-01-10T02:15:49.637
Link: CVE-2026-22606
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